Fence-post.



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ELMEB E. CONNEB, 0F ROANS PRAIRIE, TEXAS.

FENCE-Ps'r.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 29, 191e.

Application led November 5, 1913. Serial No. 799,348.

A Toull lwhom it may concern:

Be. itl known that I, ELMER E. CONNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Roans Prairie, in the County of Grimes and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts, of which. the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. v

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvementsvin fence posts and has for its primary object to provide a post which may be of extremely. simple construction and operation and especially adapted for use in constructing wire fences.

Another object is to provide a fence post of this character'which will be composed of a small number of parts of extremely simple and cheap construction and which will have one longitudinal edge providedwith suitable serrations, whereby` longitudinal movement of the wireclamping members upon the post will be prevented.

A further object is to 'generally'improve l 'l of the legs2.

and simplify the construction l-of devices of this character 'and increase .theueficiency of the same without increasingthel cost V01E With the aboveand other ob'ectsin view., my invention consists incertain'nvel constructions, combinations, and Varrangements of arts to be hereinaftermorefully descri ed, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 isa frontelevational view of my post in use; Fig. 2 is a side elevatlonal view thereof; Fig. ,3 is azfragmentary detail sectional view onl- 'the line 3;-3 of Fig. 1; and Fig'. Lbis a' front elevational view of a modified form ofthe device.

Refering more specifically to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 designates the central portion and 2 the legs of the U-shaped metallic member forming the ost, the central ortion l of said U-shape member forml mg the upper end of the post whilethe legs 2 of said member form the body of said post and are connected at spaced intervals by the bolts 3 or other suitable means. The lower ends of the legs 2 .are curved outwardly, as shown at 4c to form anchoring means forv the post, as will be clearly understood. Additional anchoringmembers 5 arel provided which are herein shown as in the `form of plates, disposed upon opposite sides of the post at the lower ends thereof, the width of said plates being wider than the space be tween the side portions of the posts, so that the plates will bear upon the edges of the side portions 2 and when securely fastened by means of the bolts 6, will be held against any lateral movement. The lower ends of the anchoring members 5 are curved outwardly, the curvature corresponding to the curvature of the side portions 2, thus prov viding ladditional anchoring-means for the post.

One longitudinall edge of each leg 2 is serrated, as shown at 7, to provide recesses to receive the fence wires 8. Each fence wire 8 is held in position against the serrated edge of the post by means of a link member 9 extending transversely between the legs 2 and having one end engaged around the wire 8 while the wedge key l0 is engaged'transversely through the opposite end of said link, the wedgekey '10 bearg against the smooth longitudinal edges It will be understood that each linkinem-A ber 9 is preferably open, in order that the same may be readily engaged over the wire 8 or removed'from the same. It will further be evident that when the post' is planted, the lower outwardly curved'ends 4 of the legs 2 and the members 5 will serve as anchoring means for the post and thereby 4 retain the same in upright position.

It will be apparent that'if desired,

anchoring mem ers 5. may be dispensed with, thereby providing the post formed of a single strip of metal and extremely light 1n weight, as well as strong and durable and cheap to manufacture. L

In Fig. 4 I have illustrated a modified lform of the invention, wherein the body of the post includes a lurality of spaced stri s 11 which are suitab y connected together @y means of the bolts 11 and retained ins aced relation by means of the spacing bloc s 12 arranged between each of the strips. ln this form of the invention, the strips are not connected at their upper ends, as in the preferredform and it will be understood that any number of these strips ma be used in constructing a single post. n roviding anchoring means for a post of this character, the two outer strips are provided at their lower ends with the curved portions 12 which curve outwardly away from the (gli) providetl in this form for securing the tence wires to the post as employed in the rst or preferred form.

-While .ll-have shown the preferred embodlment of my invention, it will be nn- -derstood that li do not wish to be limited tothe same as minor changes in the details of construction may be made within the scope of the vappended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any of the appended claims.

What ll claim is l. A tence post comprising a strip returned upon itself to orm a U-shaped standard, the members of which are arranged in spaced relation to each other and which have their lower ends curved late erally in divergent relation 'to each other to form anchoring members for the base portion of the standard, detachable plates adapted for engagement with the edges of the standard members at the base thereof, said plates having their lower ends eurved A outwardly away from each other to form ad itional anchoring members terminating in a plane substantially the same as the lower ends of the standards, the curved portions of 'said plates being disposed at right angles to the lower ends of the standard, whereby to prevent swaying or tilting movement of the standard, and tie bolts Maase? extending through said plates from. one to the other and exerting an inward tension thereon, whereby to brace them against 'the opposite side edges of the standard and hold said plates securely in position.

2. .a fence post comprising a strip re turned upon itself to form a U-shaped standard, the members of which are ar ranged in spaced relation to each other and which have their lower ends turned lat erally in divergent relation to each other to form anchoring members for the base portion of the standard, plates engaging the edges of the standard members at the base thereof, said plates having their lower ends turned outwardly from each other to torni additional base members, and tie bolts erttending through said plates from one to the other and exerting an inward tension thereon whereby to brace them against the op positeside edges of the lstandard members and hold said' plate securely in position, the standard members being serrated on one edge whereby. the engagement of the serrated portions with one of said plates wiii additionally serve to hold said plates in position and prevent any upward or downward displacement thereof.

ln testimony whereof ll hereunto aiii; my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ELMER E. CONNll't. l/Vitnesses:

B. M. S'rovanr F. M. Kann. 

